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I left the islands^ the preaching and instructions of Mr. 
Richards have been singularly useful to this individual, 
as well as to others; he has given every evidence of 
their having, under the blessing of God, produced an 
entire and highly beneficial change in his sentiments, 
feelings, and conduct. 
The late queen of the Sandwich Islands, with her usual 
benevolence, had always treated him with kindness; and 
the recollection of it is still retained. Buaiti was his 
native name, but, when he was baptized, he wished to 
be called Bartimeus ; and, in order to preserve the sense 
of his loss in the death of the queen, he requested that 
Lalana, London, the place of her death, might be added 
to his name. When he was admitted a member of the 
Christian church at Lahaina, he was asked by the 
Missionary, Why do you request to be received into the 
church ? He replied—- 
Because I love Jesus Christ, I love you, and I desire to 
dwell with you in the fold of Christ, and to join with you 
in eating the holy bread, and drinking the holy wine. 
What is the holy bread ? 
It is the body of Christ, which he gave to save sinners. 
Do we then eat the body of Christ ? 
No; but we eat the bread which means his body : and, 
as we eat bread that our bodies may not die, so our souls 
love Jesus Christ, and receive him for their Saviour, that 
they may not die. 
What is the holy wine ? 
It is the blood of Christ, which he poured out on 
Calvary, in Jerusalem in Judea, to save us sinners. 
Do we, then, drink the blood of Christ ? 
No; but the wine signifies his blood, just as the holy 
bread signifies his body: and all those who go to Christ, 
